**No afternoon Weather Xtreme video today as we are on a holiday schedule; the next video will be posted tomorrow morning, and we go back to the “two a day” schedule Thursday** I think we need to go ahead and raise the flag about the potential for bitterly cold air next week (thus, the headline […]
The clouds are hanging tough today, but we beginning to see them thin out a bit across central portions of the state. That is allowing some peeks of sun as well as some filtered sunshine to make it to the surface. The main clearing line is over northwestern portions of the state, and that clearing […]
An all new edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available in the player on the right sidebar of the blog. You can subscribe to the Weather Xtreme video on iTunes by clicking here. PESKY CLOUDS: We had hoped for a good supply of sunshine across Alabama today, but the sub-tropical jet stream […]
WeatherBrains Episode 414 is now online (December 30, 2013). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you! Our WeatherBrains guest for the last show of 2013 is Greg Carbin, Warning Coordination Meteorologist (WCM) with the Storm Prediction Center (SPC). He’ll be providing us with the rundown on the 10 […]
An all new edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available in the player on the right sidebar of the blog. You can subscribe to the Weather Xtreme video on iTunes by clicking here. COLD LATE DECEMBER DAY: Many communities across North Alabama won’t be getting out of the 30s this afternoon thanks […]
Greg Carbin will be the Guest WeatherBrain tonight on the weekly netcast that is all about weather! We will be reviewing the top weather events of 2013 as he presents his Meteorological Musings for 2013. Prepare for some heavy duty alliteration! Check out the show at www.WeatherBrains.com. You can also subscribe on iTunes. You can […]
Here is my look back at the top weather events of 2013. Make sure to chime in with your memories, events I overlooked or underrated, as well as your thoughts on the list. March Derecho: On March 18th, a strong derecho caused widespread tree, power line and structural damage across a large part of North […]
Here is my annual list of the top weather events in the U.S. this year: 1. El Reno Tornado: Massive tornado cut a track 16 miles long west and southwest of Oklahoma City. The tornado killed eight people including veteran stormchaser Tim Samaras, his son Paul and chase partner Carl Young. The tornado expanded to […]
**No Weather Xtreme video this morning; I am on the way back home from vacation… I will post a new video this afternoon when I am back in the weather office at ABC 33/40** COOL CHANGE: Birmingham’s official high yesterday was 53 degrees; today will be about 5-8 degrees colder as most communities won’t make […]
A cold and dreary Sunday is in progress across much of Central Alabama. But hang on, satellite pictures show sun is on the way. Low level moisture was working its way eastward out of the area, with much of Mississippi in sunshine by 11:30 a.m. The clearing trend had started over Northwest Alabama, where sunshine […]
An all new edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available in the player on the right sidebar of the blog. You can subscribe to the Weather Xtreme video on iTunes by clicking here. The rain is moving out of East Alabama this morning, so it appears that today will be a transition […]
It has been a very wet day across the state. We are beginning to see some breaks in the rain over southwestern portions of the state. Just a few scattered showers along highway 43 from Tuscaloosa to Mobile. Off to our west, there are still several area of scattered showers across Mississippi, but they are […]
You will be hard-pressed to find a dry spot across the state today. Rain moved into Central Alabama this morning and it has stuck around all day. It will last several more hours as an area of low pressure off to our south continues to send moisture northward. A look at the radar out of […]
The last Saturday of 2013 is certainly a wet one. There is a 100% chance of rain today as most locations across the state are already seeing the steady soaking rain. The rain is associated with an area of low pressure that was center south of Mobile Bay in the northern Gulf of Mexico. This […]
Our long time friend, mentor, and charter Weather Factory member, J.B. Elliott, passed away on May 11, 2015. Click HERE to read James' tribute.
